August 20, 2019. Western Head, Nova Scotia. A Luncheon Excursion.

Dave, Irene and I took a delightful excursion today. We went to the Riverbank Grocery in Mill Village for lunch. The location is beautiful, just as the Medway River bends. As you sit in the little restaurant you watch the river running past your table. The scene is quite charming. The restaurant is owned and run as a fund raiser for Penny Lane, a day care center for challenged teens and adults. Many of their clients work at the market and restaurant, depending on their abilities so it is heartwarming to see these folks earning a wage. The most important aspect of the Riverbank is their menu and their food. Last year, the Port Medway Grocer was taking away the lunch customers so someone at the Riverbank upgraded their menu. Now it has the best menu anywhere in the area. Irene and I ate a wrap with chicken, cheese and avocado which was delicious. we could have ordered several items from the menu and been happy. We made a reservation for 1:30 but the place was still full when we arrived. To come home, we drove along highway 3, the Lighthouse Route, the slow road to home. Believe it or not, we were stopped for ten minutes for road construction. The day was beautiful and we enjoyed meandering home the slow route. But we made it home and all three agreed on our delightful excursion, which was not fancy but was very pleasant.